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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 01_5/11/2023Agenda Item #1. Regular Council STAFF MEMO Meeting: Regular Council - May 11 2023 Staff Contact: Mayor Molly Young Department: Council Proclamation Declaring May 14 - 20, 2023 as Water Refuse Week This document and any attachments may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by completing our Accessibility Feedback Form, sending an e-mail to the Village Clerk or calling 561-768- 0443. PROJECT NAME: N/A BUDGET: N/A ENCUMBERED: N/A Proposed: Projected Remaining: N/A N/A PROJECTED TOTAL: N/A WaterReuseWeek Mav 2023 Page 8 of 2340 Agenda Item #1 pw"c of ou Water Reuse Florida Water Reuse Week May 14-20, 2023 WHEREAS, safe, clean and sustainable water resources are essential to Florida's environment, economy, citizens, and visitors; and WHEREAS, although Florida's water supplies are finite, the state's population and need for water resources continue to increase; and WHEREAS, water reuse provides a means for conserving and augmenting Florida's precious water resources and is key to the state's sustainable water future; and WHEREAS, Florida has established the encouragement and promotion of water reuse as state objectives in Chapters 373 and 403, Florida Statutes, and WHEREAS, Florida's permitted reuse capacity is more than 1.8 billion gallons per day (approximately 70 percent of Florida's total permitted capacity for all domestic wastewater treatment facilities); and WHEREAS, Florida has risen to be the national leader in water reuse -- reusing 820 million gallons of reclaimed water per day to conserve freshwater supplies and recharge our freshwater resources; and WHEREAS, May, typically a dry month when water demands are high, is a good time to educate residents about how they can help save Florida's precious water resources through water reuse; and WHEREAS, WaterReuse Florida, the state section of the WaterReuse Association, has proclaimed the week of May 14-20, 2023 as Florida Water Reuse Week; and WHEREAS, The Village of Tecluesta has joined with WaterReuse Florida, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water Management District in encouraging and promoting water reuse and conservation; and WHEREAS, The Village of Tecluesta has implemented a water reuse program and encourages efficient and effective use of reclaimed water; and NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of The Village of Tecluesta herby supports WaterReuse Florida and proclaims May 14-20, 2023, as: WATER REUSE WEEK In the State of Florida. The Village of Tecluesta is calling upon each citizen and business to help protect our precious water resources by practicing water conservation and efficient and effective use of reclaimed water. In Witness Whereof, we have set our hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the Village of Tecluesta this 11th day of May, 2023. MAYOR ATTEST Molly Young Lori McWilliams, MMC Village Clerk Page 9 of 2340